Clay Runnels - Kingdom Life (Page 38)

Seeking Jesus First - Nov. 8, 2022

I recently heard a prominent preacher with a prophetic voice speak about the baal spirit, the asherah spirit and the molech spirit. He defined how they were worshiped in the past and then identified the way they try to corrupt the nations. Then he led us in a prayer of

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Seeking Jesus First - Nov. 7, 2022

God surrounds those who are His with Himself as a shield of favor and blessing. Our original position in Christ Jesus is a place of salvation - forgiveness, deliverance, peace and provision and protection. We did not just get a second chance; we received a brand new life - completely

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Seeking Jesus First - Nov. 5, 2022

It is so easy to equate talent with maturity. We see someone flowing in amazing gifts and callings and think, “They must really be close to Jesus and have their stuff together.” There are problems with this kind of thinking. Strength in one area does not always mean strength in

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Seeking Jesus First - Nov. 4, 2022

One Body Part Two: There is one body of Christ - one church in the earth. There are many bodies of Christ - many churches in the earth. (If these statements seem contradictory, please read Part One.) There is only one head, even Christ Jesus Himself. Christ is the head

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Seeking Jesus First - Nov. 3, 2022

One Body Part One: We were all baptized by the same Spirit into one body - even Christ’s, and we have all been made to drink of that one Spirit (See, drinking of the Spirit is Biblical). While we are many, we are all members of the body of

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Seeking Jesus First - Nov. 2, 2022

Is there something that we can do that will make us free? Many will answer this question with a resounding, “No”, while others will definitely say, “Yes”. But what does Our LORD and Savior, Christ Jesus, say? John 8:31 “If you abide in my words, you shall be my

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Seeking Jesus First - Nov. 1, 2022

God could come at any time to anyone and make additional promises. It might be considered “unnecessary” because all of the promises are in Christ, “yes”, and in us, “amen” to the glory of the Father. Through Christ Jesus, He has already promised to do anything we ask. However, In

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 31, 2022

It is better for us and for those around us if we remain silent as opposed to grumbling or complaining. Even a fool is considered wise and prudent when he remains silent (Pro. 17:28). Thanks to the incorruptible seed that is planted inside of us, we are capable of

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 29, 2022

Who has the right to rebuke you? Whom do you have a right to rebuke? A right is understood as authority. A rebuke is a sharp correction given from a position of authority or from a position of relationship. For a rebuke to be accepted by someone, it should probably

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 28, 2022

Romans Chapter Thirteen begins with telling us to be subject to governing authorities because God has ordained governments to be in place to judge wickedness. Apostle Paul tells us to do good and we will have praise from these God-ordained authorities. Those leading governments are God’s ministers to us

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 27, 2022

Oct. 27, 2022 Seeking Jesus First What kind of people are we? We are people of faith. We are people of The Word of God. We are Holy people filled with Holy Spirit. We are the righteousness of God in Christ. We are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 26, 2022

Second Corinthians Chapter Ten is about an apostle’s authority over the churches that God has put under his sphere of authority. It is not specifically about the spiritual warfare mentioned in Ephesians Chapter Six. We have preached that it was because we felt that the concepts here had some

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 25, 2022

Predestination and Predetermination can be a really divisive topic in the church. So many questions are raised, especially among those of us who believe God gave us freewill. So let’s look at this in the simplest way. We didn’t attain salvation through our looks, DNA, goodness, abilities or

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 24, 2022

You have a unique relationship with God. Your unique relationship with The Father is a two-way relationship. It is not all God. It is not all Jesus. It is not all Holy Spirit. It is Them AND you. (Yes, they are one but even God said, “Let US make man

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 22, 2022

What is God’s heart for humanity? What does He think about those who trust Him? What does He think about those who don’t trust Him? God loves the world that He created enough to make covenants with men in order to save it. He loves His creation enough

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A Psalm of Thanksgiving

-Based on the reward of the righteous. Father, thank You for the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. Thank you for blessing us and surrounding us with Your favor and shielding us from evil. Thank you for looking upon us with Your loving gaze and keeping us in

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 21, 2022

The reward of the righteous Who is the righteous? Jesus Christ The Righteous. And we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. We have received the gift of righteousness by faith in Christ Jesus (Rom. 4:16, 5:17). And what is the reward of the righteous that you

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 20, 2022

Ps. 149 “To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord! Wickedness attracts evil things in the same way that righteousness attracts good things. Gal. 6 Don’t be

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Seeking Jesus First Oct. 19, 2022

Over the last few days, we have seen how God has used His covenants with men to advance His plan in secret until Jesus came to reveal and fulfill it. Another covenant that God made that had an eternal impact was the one that He made with David. In 2

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 18, 2022

Why did God keep what He was doing a mystery until Christ Jesus showed up and revealed it? God is God. He is creator and He owns everything. God is Sovereign. Was all of this just some type of controlled experiment? No. He made humans in His own image. He

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 17, 2022

Adam allowed Eve to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and then feed it to him; and God allowed Adam to allow it. But God could not allow them continued access to the tree of life in that condition so he banished them from the

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 15, 2022

God allows what we allow, but God can do anything that He allows Himself to do. His character and His Word are His only limits. God cannot lie and He cannot hate the world or the people in it. God does what he does and allows what he allows. So,

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 14, 2022

Yesterday, I finished the devotion with an incomplete statement. “God allows what we allow.” It’s such a loaded statement, that it requires more understanding. Christ Jesus is the Sovereign King of Heaven and Earth, but there is still unrest in the earth. Not all of the kingdoms of the

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 13, 2022

When the storm called Ian was headed this way and we were rebuking it and telling it, “Peace, Be still.”, I was presented with Isa. 45:7 “I am the light and I create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.” When I

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Seeking Jesus First - Oct. 12, 2022

Oct. 12, 2022 Seeking Jesus First When Seeking Jesus First and putting Him first, we put His words above our own. I wanted to say His “opinions”, but His words are not merely opinions. His thoughts are right because He created everything, and He knows what makes everything perform at